IN-PERSON Cooking
OCTOBER 18th, 2024
GRACE CHEN
The Art of Chinese Dumplings
Learn how to make pork dumplings from scratch. Prepare the dough, fill and fold a dozen dumplings to take home. The workshop concludes with a multi-dish, authentic Chinese dinner.
Tuition: $160 (includes all materials & dinner)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Embark on a culinary adventure in this Chinese dumpling-making class with master home cook, Grace Chen. Roll up your sleeves and learn the techniques of preparing the dough, making the filling, folding and cooking authentic pork dumplings and dumpling sauce. You’ll learn about different Chinese cuisines, engage in lively discussions, and hear stories of Grace's childhood learning to cook with her family.
One of the best parts of the class? Enjoying your creations! Students will sample dumplings during the instruction portion of the evening and will leave with twelve finished dumplings to cook at home. The workshop will conclude with a family-style, multi-dish home cooked Chinese dinner. Whether you're a novice or an experienced home cook, Grace's Art of Chinese Dumplings promises a blend of learning and fun.
Students will be preparing authentic pork dumplings and the family-style meal will include meat-based and vegetarian dishes. We will be working with gluten-based flours, so this is not a suitable class for guests with gluten allergies. The workshop price includes your three-hour educational experience, all of the ingredients for your hand-made dumplings to take home and a delicious, family-style Chinese feast to end this night to remember.
The dinner will include:
• Chinese chive, shrimp and pork dumplings
• Napa cabbage and pork dumplings
• Veggie dumplings
• Mala spicy cucumbers
• Scallion pancakes
• Taiwanese beef noodle soup
• Mochi cake for dessert
Secure your spot because this course will fill fast!
PHOTOS
WORKSHOP SPECIFICS
WHAT'S INCLUDED
All dumpling ingredients are included. Students will leave with freshly made dumplings to take home and the evening will conclude with an authentic multi-dish, family-style Chinese dinner prepared by Grace.
HOURS & LOCATION
The class will run approximately 3.5-4 hours, starting promptly at 4:30pm, with dinner ending around 8-8:30pm. This workshop is an in-person course hosted in the Art Barn at Howe Hill Farm in Camden, Maine.
WHAT TO BRING
All materials will be provided but feel free to bring a notebook to take notes and any specific beverage you would like to drink with dinner.
Skill level
This workshop is designed for people of all skill levels who are wanting to learn the art of making Chinese dumplings. No prior cooking or kitchen experience is required.
REFUNDs
If you need to cancel, please notify us via email at least 15 days before the start of the workshop. We will refund your tuition, minus a $50 cancellation fee or you may transfer your full tuition amount to another Workshop at Howe Hill Farm within 18 months. Cancellations made within 15 days of the workshop will result in forfeit of the full tuition amount. If you are traveling to attend a workshop we recommend insuring your trip with Travelex insurance so your trip and tuition will be covered in the event of illness or unforeseen circumstances.
CLASS SIZE
A maximum of 20 students. Seats will fill fast, get yours today!
*If minimum enrollment is not met within 10 days of the workshop start the course will be cancelled and a full refund will be issued to all registered students.
TUITION
$160 *All dumpling ingredients and a family-style Chinese dinner are included in the price.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
GRACE CHEN
Grace Chen grew up in a household where the first question asked to any visitor was "have you eaten yet?" Grace's family immigrated to the United States from Taiwan, but has roots in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, China, and these regions influence her cuisine.
Grace began cooking at the age of six - making rice, mincing garlic for stir-fries, scrambling green onions and eggs (high heat only for Chinese style eggs!), and washing/prepping an assortment of Chinese leafy greens that came straight from their garden. Every night, Grace's mom cooked a 3-4 course Chinese meal, and instilled in her daughters the art of cooking flavorful, wholesome food from scratch.
While Grace went on to work in the tech sector, Chinese home-style cooking is a lifelong and daily practice. Grace lives in Camden with her husband and two kids.
